Tag: Communalism

Remember, Remember, the 6th of December, the axes, the hammers, that would dismember a mosque and a nation that has since then – only walked on embers. – Akhil Katyal Indian democracy has seen multiple black dots in its 70 years of history. From emergency declared by Indira Gandhi to 2002 Gujarat riots, one event [… click here for more]

Here’s the transcript of the interview: On Teesta Setalvad’s Memoirs: For the past two years I have been editing Teesta Setalvad’s memoirs. The reason, we at Leftword, were very excited about this book is that during the summer of 2013 and into 2014, there was a demonization of Teesta in the media, mainly by BJP [… click here for more]